Super Ghouls 'N Ghosts

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Description

4 years after Arthur saved Princess PrinPrin from the evil demon Loki, a wonderful celebration is about to take place! Arthur and the Princess are engaged, and the wedding is to take place at last! Thousands from around the kingdom have come to witness this joyous event!

But somewhere in the darkness of the forest lurks a horrible evil...

Arthur and PrinPrin are spending a quiet moment locked in embrace, when she is suddenly snatched away by a huge demon! As her screams echo through the night, Arthur rushes from the castle, and pursues the demon to the graveyard, where he is greeted by hundreds of horrible ghouls and monsters!

Now, this time, they've gone too far...Arthur is ready for them...

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Alternate Titles

• "超魔界村" -- Chinese SNES title (traditional)
• "超魔界村" -- Japanese spelling
• "Cho Makai-mura R" -- Japanese GBA title
• "Cho Makai-mura" -- Japanese title

Part of the Following Groups

• Game Center CX challenge games
• Games referenced in movies
• Ghost 'N Goblins series
• Video games turned into board / card games

User Reviews

Now this is a game for a man!	SNES	Satoshi Kunsai (2084)
A great--better, even--version of Super Ghouls'n Ghosts made portable.	Game Boy Advance	DQG (8)
Best of a series, but perhaps also the end of a series	SNES	Daniel Yu (112)

Critic Reviews

GameZone	Game Boy Advance	Sep 23, 2002	9 out of 10	90
Nintendo Life	Wii	Mar 06, 2007		90
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM)	SNES	Nov, 1991	36 out of 40	90
Computer and Video Games (CVG)	SNES	Dec, 1991	89 out of 100	89
Total!! UK Magazine	SNES	Nov, 1992	87 out of 100	87
IGN	Game Boy Advance	Sep 26, 2002	8.5 out of 10	85
Megablast	SNES	1992	82 out of 100	82
Power Play	SNES	Dec, 1991	81 out of 100	81
Game Informer Magazine	SNES	Aug, 2005	7.5 out of 10	75
GameSpot	Game Boy Advance	Sep 18, 2002	7.4 out of 10	74

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Trivia

References to the game

The game was used in A Bit Of Fry & Laurie comedy sketch show. It was involved in one of the sketch belonging to the last episode of the Series 4. The game was a subject of debate between a sullen teenager and his father, played by Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry respectively.

Another interesting piece of trivia is that in the show, the character played by Laurie claims that the game ends after level nine (and actually stops playing, when he supposedly finishes it), whereas, in fact, Super Ghouls 'N Ghosts has only eight stages.

Sales

According to publisher Capcom, Super Ghouls 'N Ghosts has sold 1.09 million copies worldwide since its initial release (as of June 30, 2016).

Version differences

The crosses featured in Super Ghouls 'N Ghosts are altered from the Japanese version of the game. In the Japanese version, they look just like church crosses, but in the American and European versions, the the crosses are altered to have a circle-shaped top. This is obviously due to Nintendo of America's strict censorship system at the time.

Awards

• GameSpy
  • 2002 – Too F*@$ing Hard Award (Game Boy Advance)
• Retro Gamer
  • Issue #37 - #17 in the "Top 25 Platformers of All Time" poll

Information also contributed by PCGamer77 and St. Martyne

Related Web Sites

• Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts: A Halloween Classic (Alex shares his experience with the SNES game)